Portable drinking fount



J Q CLARKE PORTABLE DRINKING FOUNT. APPLICATION man :uu/29,1921.

RABL

Patented Oct lttatente @et ld. llw.

.Ipirnxa cranks, or onnwnonnsvrnrn "ill INDIANA, `.erssieivon rro I. e'. enanas 'ramt ronrnisnn :DRINKING roun'r.

` Application filed July 29,

To all 'whom it may oovwcrn: f l f Be 1t known thatl, JOI-IN'Q. Cnnnnma citizen lof the United States7 residing at Cravvfordsville7 in the county of Montgom-` ery and State oflndiana, have invented new and `useful Portable Drinking Founts,` `of yio `Which the following is a specificationyref.

erence being had to` theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and igures of ref-` erence marked thereon.

This invention relates to a drinking fount that is designed to be usedby animals or fowls and to supply Water as needed, usually automatically, and the invention has reference more particularly to a portable dr1nking fount having aheating-chamber whereby to temper the Water andto prevent the water from freezing in Winter time. l An ob ect of the Inventionvis to provide an Improved drinking fount structure which i may beadvantageously produced of readily l form and With llittle available forms of metal, such as galvanized sheet `iron and standard bar shapes, Which structure shallbe compact and stiff Without entailing cumbersome Weight.

Another ob'ect is to provide a heating chamber and runners combined for drinking founts of the above-mentioned character, which shall lbe so constructed as to permit Shipmentfrom' `the factory in a compact risk of damage in transit.` V v y A further object isto `provide a drinking fount 'base structure vvhich shall advantageously combine runners and heating chamber walls of such design as to permit movement on the ground 'from place to place Without `liability of damaging the heating chamber Walls. j Y. l A stilly furtherl object is to provide a drinkingfount Withra heating chamber which shallbe'adapted to be usedin some cases by fovvls, particularly small foWls asa protection from` inclement Weather.

With the above-mentioned and other objects in vievv, the invention l consists ina drinking fount'having a novel basestructure lconstituting runners and a heating or housing chamber and provided With strong` and dependable draft appliances ofvvhich 1921. serial no. 488,396.

inafter` particularly described and further defined in the accompanying claims.

Referring to the drawings-Figure l is"` a'perspective vievv ofthe drinking fount constructed substantially in accordance withy the invention; F ig. 2 is atop plan of 'the improved fount'on an enlarged scale; Fig. 3 is a front sectional elevationofthe improved fount; Fig. 4f isa side elevation, partially in section, of the improved fount'; Fig. `5 isa fragmentary sectional elevation l showing portions of FigaA `on a relatively larger scale; Fig. .6 :is a fragmentary sectional ele-y vation showing details of structure approximately on the line VIfVll in llig. 2 on an enlarged scale; and, Fig? is a fragmentary Similar reference characters in the diiferent figures of the drawings. indicate corresponding elements or features of construction herein referred to! in detail. f

The reservoir or tank for holding a supply of Water may` be variously constructed so as to permit the Water to be fed from the lovver portion thereof into a drinking trough or pan, and may comprise an .inner cylindrical Wall l and an iuclosing or casing Wall 2, both v arranged on abottom 3 vvhich extends out Ward beyond the casing Wall, the bottom in the present case being rectangular in plan, the projecting portion of the bottom forming the bottom ofa drinking trough or pan andl f provided with `a` retaining Wall` having straight front and rear portions lland 5 `and and any suitable provision `is made for permitting the Water to be fed from the lower portion of the tank into the trough or pan that extends about the casing or tank Wall.

A cap plate 9 is secured on topfof the Wall of the trough and it has a flange 10 thereon that is secured to the innerjside of the Wall. Suitable braces 1l are secured to the cap plate andto the Wall 2. i l

For insuring strong support Jfor the reservoiror tank and its load of Water and ob.- taining a stilil base structure, four corner postswlQf,` 13, 14 and 15 are" provided `which aremade' of L-section angle bar. One Wing of each post is partially cut avvay'so as to leave a relatively lshort `Wing beyond Which the remaining wing projects to constitute a which it is secured.

Hat head plate 16. The shorter wings of two ofthe posts are arranged under the bottom 3 and the head plates of the posts extend upward against the outer side of the wall portion 4 to the under side of the cap plate 9, the remaining two posts being similarly arranged in connection with the rear wall por tion 5. Two of the posts are arranged at a suitable'distance inward from the side wall 6 and the remaining posts similarly arranged relatively to the wall 7. Two of the posts are suitably secured to and supported upon an L-section base bar 17 and the remaining two likewise on a base bar 18, the base bars being secured upon and constituting reinforcing parts of runner members 19 and 2O respectively, having upwardly curved forward portions 21 and 22, and also similar rear portions 23 and 24 permitting the runners to be moved backwards on the ground when necessary. A heating chamber wall plate 25 is arranged on and secured to the base bar 17 and extends upward a suitable distance against the shorter wings of two of the posts to which it is secured. A similar vertical wall portion 26 is arranged on and secured to the base lbar 1S and extends upward a suitable distance against the shorter wings of the remaining two posts to The vertical wall por tions have relatively angular wallv 'portions 27 and 28 respectively that extend outwardly under the floor 3 to conduct heat thereto land have upwardly extending laminating wall portions 29 and 30 that extend up to the cap plate 9, and they are secured against the outer side of the side wall portions 6 and 7 respectively. The inclined side wall portions aiford bracing to the portions of the bottom 3 which extend out beyond the supporting posts, and the side wall portions G and 7 are stiffened by the laminating wall portions 29 and 30. The heating chamber has front and rearend plates 31 and 32 respectively that are secured on the outer sides of the head plates 16 and extend from the cap plate 9 downward opposite to the front and rear rportions 4 and 5 respectively, each plate having extensions 33 secured to the posts and forming Aangle braces which partially close the ends of the heating chamber, leaving spaces for ingress to or egress from the chamber, permitting a heating lamp to be inserted under the bottom 3 when desired.

The front curved portions 21 and 22 of the runner members have standards 34 and 35 extending upwardtherefrom at a distance vvfrom the front plate 31, the rearward curved portions 23 and 24 having each a similar standard 34 thereon. A tie bar 36 is secured to the outer side of the standards 34 and 35 and a similar tie bar 37 is secured to the standards 34.

Preferably a supporting beam 38 is arranged under the middle portion of the bottom 3, and it has legs 39 extending downward against the wall plates 25 and 26 and the base bars 17 and 18 to which the legs are respectively secured.

A pair of draft bars and frame bars combined are provided which have main members 40 and 41 respectively that are arranged on the outer side of the wall plates 25 and 2G respectively, immediately below the au gular portions thereof and are secured to the plates. One main member extends to the standard 34 and to the similar rearward standard, and the other main member extends to the standard 35 and to the similar rearward standard 34 and are respectively provided with lateral lugs 42 and 43 arranged against the forward; and rearward standards respectively, and similar lugs l-l and 45 arranged against the forward and rearward standards respectively. The lugs 43 and are rigidly secured to the rearward standards and also to the tie bar 37 by means of suitable devices 4G which may be rivets. The forward standards are provided with draft eyes 47 and 48 that are arranged. on the front of the tic bar 3G and have shanks 49 and 5() respectively that extend through the tie bar and also through the standards 3ft and 35 and the lugs 42 and 44 respectively, each shank having a nut 5l thereon to rigidly secure it in place, so that a portion of the strain in pulling is sustained by the rearward portion and also the side portions of the heating chamber structure. rlhe eyes 47 and 4S have suitable draft chains 52 and 53 connected thereto respeetivcly.

rlhe heating chamber is provided with sep aiate doors and to close the ends thereof when desired, the doors having securing bars 5G and 54 on the outer side thereof re spectively, the doors being removably arranged at the outer side o f the end pl ales 3l and 32 respectively, the securing barsl ex tending beyond the adjacent standards, and

being supported upon the draft bars` the ends of each securing bar preferably having a relatively angular handle 58 thereon whereby to lift the door. Each door has a suitable number of Ventilating apertures 5S) therein. The securing bars are arranged nearer to the top than to the bottom of the chamber door, so that when shipping the structure each door may be inverted' and supported by its securing bar with its top at a safe distance from the ground and not be liable to become bent or damaged by any obstruction on the ground.

In practical use the drinking water is discharged from the reservoir or tank into the drinking trough or pan, it being preferable that the reservoir be adapted to automatically teed the water in small quantity as used. In some cases the structure is sulliias igea i ciently large to supply animals with water,

i is not necessary one of the doors ofthe heatying" chamber may belightly elevated to Mpermitthe entrance of sinallfowls, or the door-may be inverted andsupported as in Fig; `5 to` permit full grown fowls to enter the heating chamber for protection in case of` storms or inclement weather. When using heat under the drinking trough or pan j some of thelheat passes into the` space above theinclined wall portions 27 andEZS,A so that all portions of the top of thecharnber are exposed to the heat. 'When itis desired to "inove the fount to a more desirable place i for use it is .readily drawn upon the ground by nieans of the 4draft chains 52 `and 53, and

j in emergency thestructure may be' drawn backwards a short", distance `if desired, by

hitching to the rearward `portions, of the runners. When drawing the fount over the ground the draft strains are not liable to rack the base structure since thehstrains through `3() stantial portions of the structure back to "the rear end thereof, so that the forward l" i ners respectively, and` two draft devices contlie draft bars are lresisted by the most subportion of the structure is not liable to be bent or `distortedor torn away from the inain portion of the structure.

What I claim as new is i `l. A portable drinking fount including two runners, two opposite vertical inclosing side parts connected with the runners respectively and having each an outwardlyextending inclined upper portion, a pan connected to the upper ends of said upper portions, two end plates connected with opposite ends respectively of the pan and also with adjacent portions of the upper portions of said side parts, two draft bars secured to the outer sides of said side parts respectively, andtwo inclosing doors reinovably arranged on the outer sides of said end plates respectively.

2.` A portable drinking fount including two runners, two opposite vertical inclosing side parts Vconnected with the runners respectively and having each an outwardly extending inclined upper portion, a waterholding pan connected to the upper end of said upper portions, two end plates connected with opposite ends respectively of the pan and also with adjacent portions of the upper portion of said side parts, two draft bars rigidly secured to said side parts respectively and connected also with the run- .nected tothe draft bars respectively and also with `the runners `respectively adjacent i f to one endof the draft bars.

` portable drinking fount coinprising` `two-runners having upwardly-curved ends provided each with a vertical standard on its toptiwo opposite vertical side parts connected with the runners respectively and having each an outwardly-extending upper portion,

j a pan connected to the upper ends of said upper. portions, two endrplates connected with opposite ends respectively of the .pan and also `with the adjacent portions of said Vupper portions of the side parts, each end of plate being opposite to twoy of saidstandi,

ards, two draft bars secured to the side parts j respectively, each draft bar being connected also `to vtwo ofthel standards, two draft devicesconnected'tothe draft bars respectively andl also tothe two standards adjacent `to one end of the draft bars,l and two doors on the outer `side ofsaid end platesrespectively, j, f

4. in a portable drinking fount,` a heater and runner structure comprisingtwo runners, two opposite vertical inclosing side parts secured to the runners respectively and having each` an outwardly-extending inclined upper portion, a ypan having a bottom connected to the `upper ends of said upper,

portions, two end plates connected with opposite ends respectively 0f said bottom and also with adjacent portions of said side parts` two inclosingdoors invertibly arranged on the outer sides of said end plates respectively, and a beam arranged beneath said bottom and having legs secured to the inner sides of said side parts respectively.

. ln a portable drinking fount, the com-` bination of a base structure having two sides, two runners supporting the sides, each runner having a draft bar secured to the two opposite ends of the runner, the draft bars being secured also to said sides respectively, a pan having support on said sides, two draft eyes having connection with one end of said draft bars respectively and also with the adjacent end portions of said runners, and two doors having securing bars removably supported upon said draft bars, the

doors being arranged between said runners at opposite ends respectively of said sides.

6. In a portable drinking fount, the combination with a pan, of aybase structure comprising two runners, two posts supported on one of the runners, two posts supported on the remaining runner, two side wall plates connected to the runners respectively, each wall plate being connected also to the two of said posts on the runner and having an` outwardly-extending upper portion connected to said pan, and two draft bars secured to the outer side of said wall plates` respectively and also to end portions of said runners, each drait bar being secured also to two ott said posts and having a dra'tt device connected with one end thereof.

7. In a drinking,- tount, the combination with. a pan bottoni, ot a pan wall connected to the edge ot said bottom and having a two side wall plates secured to said base bars respectively' and havingoutwardlyextendingk upper portions between said end plates, each side wall plate being secured to two of said posts, said upper portions having each a vertical portion secured to said pan wall and extending` upward to said cap plate.

S. ln a portable 'drinking ount, the cornbination of two runners having upwardlycurved end portions, the top of each end portion having an upright standard thereon, the main portion of each runner having a base bar fixed thereon, two posts secured vto one of 'the base'ba-rs, two posts secured to the other of the base bars, two side wall plates secured to said base bars respectively and also to the two posts thereon and having each an outwardly-extending uppell portion. a beani having legs secured to said wall plates, a pan supported by said posts and also upon said beam and the upper portions` oi said wall plates, an end plate secured to two of said posts at the 'forward portion et the pan, an end plate secured to the other two of said posts at the rearward portion ot the pan, a tie bar secured. to two ot' said standards, a tie bar secured to the remaining,` two standards, two dratt bars secured to said side wall plates respectively, each dra ft bar being;` secured also to two ot said posts and to two ot said standards, two drat eyes having connections with one end of the draft bars respectively and with the :ldiacent standards, and two invertible doors` having each a securing` bar secured thereto, the doors being removablyY arranged adjacent to the end plates respectively and the securing` bars supported upon the dra l't bars behind the adjacent standards.

In testimony whereof. l* ailix nl v signal ure in presence ot two witnesses.

JOHN Q. (ll'iAllNll. lVitnesses on'r. E. l\floonn, lLsnc M. llVinniAns.

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